Contrary to childhood warnings, swallowing a seed will not result in a plant growing inside your stomach. Potent stomach ...

Henon bamboo, a species that blooms every 120 years, faces an uncertain future after a massive flowering and the death of its ...

For Mariame Condé, the seed-collecting work came at a critical time. In January 2022, she was pregnant and nearly out of food ...

A new study maps the unusual genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, offering new insights into the evolution of ...

The rare flowering of Talipot palms remains visible in Rio de Janeiro as several decades-old trees bloom simultaneously for ...

The dark-eyed junco is one of Colorado’s classic winter visitors — the “snowbird” that many people first notice once cold ...

Technically, the coconut is not a true nut. Although kukui nut is edible, it can create serious stomach issues when too many ...

Are chia seeds really harmless? A nutritionist explains the side effects of eating too many chia seeds for your gut, blood pressure, and overall health.

It’s called the ghost orchid. A group of South Florida students are on a mission to save a rare flower. Their teacher is ...

The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER), in partnership with Wyoming Rare (USA) Inc., has been selected for a Seed Translational Acceleration of Research (STAR) Project award.

The Desert Botanical Garden is running a seed bank program to save endangered Arizona desert plants like orchids and cacti.

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...